Waterproof garment.



PATENTED OUT. 22. 1907.

B. G. HATHAWAY. WATERPROOF GARMENT.

' APPLICATION PIL'ED JUNE 18. 1900.

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' BRUCE o. nATHAwAY, or BOULDER, ILLINOIS.

WATERPROOF GARMENT. I

Letters Patent.

Application filed June 18, 1906. SerialNo. 322,182.

Specification of Patented Oct. 22, 1 907.

To all whom it may concern: I

Be it known that I, BRUCE O. HATIIAWAY, a citizen of the United States,anda resident of Bpulder, county scribed and claimed.

"'of a garment.-

Intlie accompanying drawings which form a part of thiss pecification,and wherein like symbols refer to like parts wherever theyoccur, Figure1 is a side view,

- partly insection, showing an embodiment of my invention wherein theleg portion of a waterproof hip-top is separably connected to the upperportion-oi a gum boot; 2 'isan enlarged fragmentary sectional viewshowing the manner of making the water-tight connection betweenseparable parts; Fig. 3 is a detail view of a portion of a clamping bandshowing the securing elements in locked position; Fig. 4 is asiinilarview show.

ing the securing'elements in ineffective positionFig. 5 is a perspectiveview of the slotted link which cooperates with the locking lever; Fig. 6is a perspective view. of the locking lever; Fig. 7. is a perspectiveView of a portion of the clamping band showing the preferred crosssection of .s'aidgba'nd; 8 is a perspective view showing thecross-section of the supporting ring; and, Fig. 9. is a view showing anembodiment of -myinvention wherein a glove is separably connected to asleeve The invention comprehends either nether garments, body garments,or a full union suit. Thus a kneelength boot can be providedwith aseparable hip-top or may be attached to the leg of a pair of trousers; a

glove can be provided with a separablosleeve top or attached to thesleeve of a bodygarment; or, if desired, a full union suit of separablegarments can be produced, and the several garments can be joined withWater-tight connections. j r

In the drawings are shown only portions or a complete garment anddetailed illustrations of the connecting device, but it is obvious thatthe connection can be applied at several places ina complete garment.

J For the purpose of illustration, airepresentationof a i gum boot 1 isshown in the drawings. To the top of the boot is connected the bottom ofthe leg portion-of a separable waterproof hip top 2, or, in' lieu of anordinary hip top a pair of trousers. A supporting ring 3 is placedinside of the boot top. This ring 3 is for-uni] with an annularconcavity or depression 4. The annular depressed portion forms a seatfor a clamping band 5 and the portions of the garment adapted to becompressed therebetween, and also adds rigidity to the structure. It ispreferable; although not necessary, to insert an elastic band 6 betweenthe parts to be connected, as shown in Fig." 2. This is especiallydesirable when the inner lining of the outer part 2 is of canvas, and inthe absence oia wide inturned hem of the outer V coating of rubber;

The clamping band 5 comprises a split ring, preforably of across-section asshown in Fig.7, with its inner face rounded toconform tothe contour of the concavity 4 in the's'upporting ring 3. The ends ofthe split clamping band'5 are reduced in thickness as at Z and areadapted to overlap when the band is applied. One of thee nd portions. 7is formed into an eye or loop 8 to which is loosely connected a link 9.The link 9 is formed with an elongated slot-10 through whicha lookinglever 11 is adapted to operate. .The locking lever 11 hinged to. a loop1219mm on the band 5 near .3 has been placed in position, the portionsto be joined areloverlapped, with the elastic packing band (3interclamping band 5 is then placed in position in alincmentwith thering 3, and the portion 14 of the slotted link-9 placed in engagementwith one of the notches 13 of the lever 11, as shown in Fig. 4:. The"lever 11 is then moved to the position shown Fig.3 and thereby bringsthe ends of the split clamping band 5 together. Thus the parts 1 and 2,and the packing band 6, if used, are tightly-and evenly compressedbetween the posed, if desired, asshown more clearly in Fig. 2. The v asupporting ring Sand clampingban'd 5.

In Fig. 9 is-shown the manner in whichv a glove 15 Letters Patent is:

therefore I do not wish to be limited to the specificconstruction'sliown and described.

What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by 1. A waterproofgarment cox'nprising overlapping sleevelike portions and means. fordetachably connccting them, said means comprising a supportingringinside of the inner porl'ion and a split band around the outerportion, the ends of said hand being arranged to overlap and beingprovided vvith means for tightening the band, said tightening meanscomprising a slotted link pivota'ily nlount'ed on one end OfaSilld handand a notched locking leverpivoted on the other end of said band'andarranged to cooperate with said link. v v

2. A waterproof garment comprising overlapping sleevellke portions andmeans for detaclmbly connecting them,

said means comprising a supporting ring inside of the inner:

ing means comprising a curved slotted link pivotally mounted on, one endof said band and a curved notched locking lever pivoted on the other endof said band and arrange to cooperate with said link, the 'pivot pointof .said locking lever being further from the normal surface of the bandthan said link, and said link and said lever,

heingarranged to lie'substantially parallel with the outer surface ofsaid band.

. Signed at Boulder, .Clinton county lllinois, this 15 day of June,1906. p

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